Gallaudet Fraternity Alumni Can’t Revive Bellamy Defamation Suit

Members of Gallaudet University’s oldest fraternity lost their bid to revive a defamation lawsuit against the college and the Washington Post over a description of their organization as the “face of systemic racism.”

The Gallaudet president’s statement related to a 30-year old photo of students performing the Bellamy salute—which now resembles the Nazi salute—and the Post’s reference to the remark and description of the picture as “anti-Semitic” behavior are protected opinions under the US Constitution, the US Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit said.

“The statements about the photograph concerned the individuals who where in it. But we agree ...